Higher Education Needs More than “Perestroika”
A renowned higher education expert wants a transformation, but his prescriptions don’t strike at the root.
Articles by George Leef
The Secret Is Out About Law Schools
Law schools are reluctant to grapple with the oversupply problem.
Nurturing the Dumbest Generation
The progressive theory pushed in education schools may explain why high school students read easy books.
Save Me From Money Woes
President of a state flagship university wants the politicians to borrow an endowment for him.
Rainbows and Kaleidoscopes, Oh My!
Psych professor advocates new, “holistic” way for colleges to evaluate and admit applicants.
Quality Guarantee or a Waste of Money?
Accreditation of colleges and universities has substantial costs but minimal benefits.
Three Cheers for Half a Book!
In my review of Higher Education? by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, I suggested that the similarities between the thinking of that book’s politically left authors and my own (libertarians are often but misleadingly…
Three Cheers for Half a Book!
A “progressive” author writes on the looming transformation of higher education.
Math and Social Justice Don’t Mix
But many education professors disagree, echoing Paolo Freire’s view that there is “no such thing as neutral education.”
Capitalism on Campus?
Conference explores whether students are getting information or disinformation about economics